Handwara Police arrests a drug peddler, contraband substance recovered

Handwara January 30:(KNS) Handwara Police continuing its war against the menace of drugs today arrested a drug peddler at Ganapora crossing in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kralgund and recovered contraband sunstance from his possession.

Acting on a specific information regarding movement of drugs peddlers in the area, a police party of Police Station Kralgund led by SHO PS Kralgund Inspector Javid Ahmad laid a naka at Ganapora Crossing and during checking suspicious movement of a person was noticed who on seeing the naka party tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended by the naka party. 

On prelimnary questioning he disclosed his identity as Mushtaq Ahmad Malik S/o Ab Aziz R/o Drangsoo Qalamabad. During his personal search the police party recovered 5850 (Five thousand Eight hundred and Fifty) banned tablets of Zelopam 0.5- MD & Tripal 100 from his possession.

Accordingly case FIR No. 5/2022 U/s 8/22 NDPS Act stands registered against the accused person in Police Station Kralgund and investigation set into motion.

General public of area hailed the act of Handwara Police. People in general are appealed to share all information about the drug peddlers and other anti social elememts so that action under law can be initiated against them. (KNS) 

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